The Lake Norman YMCA will host a “Spirit, Mind & Body Day” on Saturday, Nov. 3, with Cycle Revolution 2.0, Yoga for Emotional Well-Being and a Zumbathon. It’s all part of the Y’s 2012 Community Support Campaign. Read the full story

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About 115 people joined a yoga class on the Davidson Green Saturday, Oct. 13, at Yoga on the Green. (Gayle Shomer/DavidsonNews.net)

Kelley Gardner (Gayle Shomer/DavidsonNews.net)

Davidson’s Village Green filled with people doing yoga on Saturday afternoon for the first “Yoga on the Green,” a festival that included an open yoga class and music. The event, organized by The Bindu yoga studio in Cornelius, will also raised money for Davidson Farmer’s Market.

“I love looking out and seeing a sea of students with everyone doing a free and creative expression of each pose,” said Bindu owner Kelley Gardner, who organized the event.

Ms. Gardner joined 115 adults and children and 9 teachers from the Bindu. Read the full story

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Yoga teachers and students from The Bindu promoted Saturday’s Yoga on the Green with a yoga “flash mob” at the Davidson Farmer’s Market last weekend. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

By DAVID BORAKS
DavidsonNews.net

The Davidson Village Green has seen just about every kind of gathering in recent years, from candle-light vigils and concerts to a bass-fishing tournament weigh-in and even a Guinness world record paddle-ball gathering. Get ready to add one more unique event: Yoga on the Green.

Organizers of the free yoga and music festival are hoping to lure yoga fans of all ages and levels to an open class on the Green this Saturday, Oct. 13, from 5-8 p.m. The event, organized by The Bindu yoga studio in Cornelius, will be collecting cash for Davidson Farmer’s Market. Read the full story

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Ray Evernham

By DAVID BORAKS
DavidsonNews.net

Davidson has been chosen as the home for a new regional community center and training program for adults with high-functioning autism or Asperger Syndrome. The program, called IGNITE, will be based at the Davidson Cotton Mill and and is being funded with a grant from a foundation started by NASCAR crew chief Ray Evernham. Read the full story

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